Lauren McGaughy

NEW: Ken Paxton bought three condos in a luxury resort in Utah earlier this year. On the deeds, he listed a home in Frisco as his address. Police reports we obtained refer to the home's owner as a woman, not his wife, with whom he's been photographed vacationing. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/u...

NEW INFO: We just got Angela Paxton's divorce petition. She accuses her husband Ken Paxton of adultery and noted the couple ceased living together in June 2024. More: www.kut.org/politics/202... #txlege

NEW: As part of my effort to track Elon Musk's influence in Texas, I asked for his emails with Gov. Greg Abbott for the last several months. Abbott's office rejected my request, saying the records are too "intimate and embarrassing" to release. www.kut.org/politics/202... #txlege

NEW: The judge overseeing Texas AG Ken Paxton's divorce case has put it under seal, meaning the public won't be able to access the record. We got all the documents filed before the case was sealed and have published them here: www.kut.org/politics/202... #txlege

Three years ago this month, Ken Paxton came closest to political ruin after years of scandal. But, yet again, he avoided any comeuppance and ended up stronger for it. Here's a look at his historic impeachment trial and how Paxton ultimately won. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/u... #txlege

When I think of God,” Dhruv Amin told me, “I think of the mountain.” Every year, tens of thousands of people spend a small fortune and months of planning to get to Mount Kailash, to sit, however briefly, on God’s doorstep. New story for @nytimes.com. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/30/u...

NEW: An ICE agent being sought by Minnesota for alleged assault was released from a Texas jail today, Mitch Smith and @londonoe report. Yesterday, a federal judge said Minnesota had not properly argued for his extradition. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/u... #txlege

A federal judge had sided with Texas Gov. Abbott in the fight over the extradition of ICE agent to Minnesota, @londonoe and Mitch Smith report. This means the ICE agent could be released soon. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/u...

RIP, Dolly. 💔 www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/a...

Lobga Rangzen’s unthinkable act — the first known self-immolation by a Tibetan in the United States — may have achieved one of his greatest goals, however briefly: He made the world pay attention to Tibet. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/w...

Like many in the Texas press corps, I've written the story about Ken Paxton and the purloined pen a few times over the years. Here's the latest (NYT ver.) www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/u...

NEW: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has not responded to a request from Minnesota to extradite an ICE agent facing assault charges in connection with a shooting in that state. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/u...

Islam is now one of the top political issues for Texas Republicans. Some lawmakers are considering whether to define religion in state statute so as to target practices central to Islam they see as anathema to U.S. culture or law. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/u... #txlege

UPDATE: Earlier this week, we broke the news that Ken Paxton is making up to $1M a year from a company that has a cell tower at a hospital where he was a board member. The current hospital admin has confirmed the deal but won't disclose the terms. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/u...